The Reproductive Biology of the Softshell Clam, Mya arenaria, in Ireland, and the Possible Impacts of Climate Variability

Table 3

The number of female and male Mya arenaria individuals present each month, in the five stages of gametogenesis.

	Indeterminate		Developing		Ripe		Spawning		Spent
	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
Mar-10		5	2		9		1
Apr-10		12	4	1	6		7
May-10		7	4	8		4	2		6
Jun-10		2	4	10	3	4	4
Jul-10			4	9	4	9	1		1	1
Aug-10					9	8	4	9
Sep-10		1			3	1	10	6	3	5
Oct-10	1	5			1		1	5	7	10
Nov-10	1	17	3						8
Jan-11		16	13						1
Feb-11		16	12						2
Mar-11		7	11	5	7
Apr-11	1	9	6	7	3				2
May-11		5	7	10	3	1		1	1
Jun-11		4	9	4	6	6			1